The study shows that 68% worry about finding a job in their field, 58% worry about not getting into their chosen post-secondary program and 51% worry about not being able to pay for it. Nearly half of the students say that the pressure to excel is so great that they wish everyone would just back off.
Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Bruce MacDonald tells CHSJ News what stuck out to him in their survey was the difference in attitudes between the students who were sure about going on to post-secondary and those who weren't sure. Those students who plan on pursuing further studies after they graduate tend to be much more excited to go back to school than the students who are undecided.
MacDonald says it speaks to a loss of hope and optimism far too early in a student's high school career.
